The 2011 TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival presents:
Tuesday, June 21 · 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
West End Cultural Centre
586 Ellice Ave.
Advance tickets are $25 and are available online at Jazz Winnipeg, by phone at 989-4656, or in person at the Jazz Winnipeg office, 007-100 Arthur St.
In 1928, at the young age of 18, Django Reinhardt lost the use of two fingers in a caravan accident. Reinhardt developed a unique, jazz-inspired style of playing the guitar and became one of the world’s most influential musicians.
In 2006 guitar virtuosos Byron Mikaloff and Christian Roberge met jazz bassist Alex Morisette at the Quebec Conservatory of Music and formed the trio The Lost Fingers.
In 2008 the group created an ingenious tribute to the music they grew up on in the ’80s, mixed with the music of Reinhardt, with the album Lost in the ’80s.
The trio’s live shows were in high demand thanks to the combination of great musicianship, their charming sense of humour, and their trademark colourful suits.
The 2009 Montreal International Jazz Festival had no hesitation when selecting the group as the festival’s closing performers. The trio has also been showcased at the Calgary Stampede and the Vancouver Winter Olympic
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